ALL meanings of applet
app·let
A a - countable noun applet An applet is a computer program which is contained within a page on the World Wide Web, and which transfers itself to your computer and runs automatically while you are looking at that Web page. 3
- noun applet a computer program that runs within a page on the internet 3
- noun applet A very small application, especially a utility program performing one or a few simple functions. 1
- noun applet a small application program that can be called up for use while working in another application. 1
- noun Technical meaning of applet (web) A Java program which can be distributed as an attachment in a web document and executed by a Java-enabled web browser such as Sun's HotJava, Netscape Navigator version 2.0, or Internet Explorer. Navigator severely restricts the applet's file system and network access in order to prevent accidental or deliberate security violations. Full Java applications, which run outside of the browser, do not have these restrictions. Web browsers can also be extended with plug-ins though these differ from applets in that they usually require manual installation and are platform-specific. Various other languages can now be embedded within HTML documents, the most common being JavaScript. Despite Java's aim to be a "write once, run anywhere" language, the difficulty of accomodating the variety of browsers in use on the Internet has led many to abandon client-side processing in favour of server-side Java programs for which the term servlet was coined. Merriam Webster "Collegiate Edition" gives a 1990 definition: a short application program especially for performing a simple specific task. 1
- noun applet computer application 1
- noun applet (computing) a small program module that runs under the control of a larger application, typically a web browser. 0